1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, J. J. M. Medical College, Davangere, India
2Assistant professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, J. J. M. Medical College, Davangere, India
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Knowledge about medical ethics and Consumer Protection Act (CPA) is very essential now a day as it is the era of litigations. A questionnaire regarding Ethics and CPA was prepared to know about the awareness of these topics among doctors. Though 98% of the doctors had heard about CPA and knew that they were included in CPA, only 46% of the doctors could identify the limitation period for suing a doctor correctly. A overwhelming 32% of the doctors believed that limitation period for filing a complaint was 14 days. To conclude it is our duty to know about CPA and adapt protective measures like good documentation, discussing with the patients about treatment/operation, taking Consent personally and thus avoid litigations in the future.
Ethics, Consumer Protection Act, Doctors, Medical Ethics, Academic Professionals
